G/SPS/N/TUR/106/Rev.1  
20 March 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and 
Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Analysis methods of olive oil and olive -pomace oil  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on methods of 
analysis of olive oil and olive -pomace oil . Language(s):  Turkish . Number of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TUR/23_2107_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqué covers analysis methods of olive oil and olive -
pomace oil. The previous draft which was notified under G/SPS/N/TUR/106 has not been 
enacted and the new Draft Communiqué has been prepared in line with Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standa rd: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Con vention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/TUR/106/Rev.1  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Veterinary, Phytosanitary, Food and Feed Law No. 5996 (G/SPS/N/TUR/9)  
− Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Olive Oil and Olive Pomace Oil 
(G/SPS/N/TUR/42/Rev.1/Add.3)  
− Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2105 laying down rules on conformity 
checks of marketing standards for olive oil and methods of analysis of the 
characteristics of olive oil (OJ L 284/23, 4 November 2022)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2023  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2023 . This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its 
publication.  
Institutions and organizations that are still operating and that analyse foods for official 
controls within the scope of this Communiqué must comply with the provisions of this 
Communiqué until 1 June 2024. Until compliance with the provisions of this Communiqué, 
the provi sions of the repealed Turkish Food Codex Communique on Olive Oil and Olive 
Pomace Oil Analysis Methods (Communiqué No. 2014/53) will continue to be implemented.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of c irculation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 19 May 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry  of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu Ankara - Turkey  
Tel: +(90) 312 258 77 54  
Fax: +(90) 312 258 77 60  
E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr  
Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM